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Malin Elfstrand

@elfstrandmalin.bsky.social

Trees and their friends and foes - but mostly their foes are my favourite topics. Professor in Forest Pathology at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

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๐ŸšจApplication deadline has been extended to 1 December 2025!

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#ForestScience #ForestResearch #entomology

27.10.2025 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Associate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor* in Terrestrial Microbial Ecology | slu.se SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Terrestrial Microbial Ecology at SLU, Uppsala

www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

30.09.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice work, congrats!

04.08.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Industrial PhD student in molecular biology with a focus on pest control | slu.se SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

We are looking for a PhD student interested i SIGS.
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

15.07.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SLU and the forest sector in new collaboration to train future experts SLU is now announcing eight new PhD positions as part of a collaboration with the forest sector. The positions are part of the research programme Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research (WIFORCE), a...

Come do a Ph D with us! Fully funded industrial Ph D positions.
www.slu.se/en/news/2025...

15.07.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A women is standing on a green field with young aspen trees.

A women is standing on a green field with young aspen trees.

After a long and very successful career our plant cell wall expert Professor Ewa Mellerowicz is retiring.

Ewa mentored & inspired many young scientists and her contributions to wood biology research are invaluable.

Thank you for everything, Ewa, and all the best for the next chapter in your life!๐Ÿ‘

24.04.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sidhant Chaudhary has nailed his doctoral thesis "Plant genotype-dependent biocontrol of wheat diseases".
Read the thesis here: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...

25.04.2025 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Master Class 2025 - For employees - University of Oslo MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships offer talented researchers a unique opportunity to build and strengthen their research career through international mobility.

In case you would be interested in developing a MSCA postdoctoral fellowships application within the fields of fungal ecology or fungal evolution, to join Oslo Mycology Group, please get in touch. Our university also organize a master class to help develop the application
www.uio.no/english/for-...

21.03.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elin Rรถรถs - Sommar & Vinter i P1 Klimatforskaren om hur vi ska fรถda en vรคxande befolkning utan att fรถrstรถra planeten.

Med tanke pรฅ diskussionerna om matpriser kom jag att tรคnka pรฅ detta mycket relevanta sommarprat frรฅn 2022, av min forskarkollega Elin Rรถรถs.
www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/elin...

17.03.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Well-deserved recognition of Anders passion for fungi and education about fungi and their awesomeness.

14.03.2025 07:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The dialect is of course unmistakenly ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ which somehow makes it more endearing, it is about sauna after all.

09.03.2025 07:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon]

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/

05.03.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Researcher, entomologist - Natural Resources Institute Finland Open job: Researcher, entomologist, Natural Resources Institute Finland - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi

Join our Plant Health group as entomologist!

A 3-year-position to promote sustainable pest management in agriculture and horticulture - open for applications immediately.

Read more and apply here:
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง: valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/rese...
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช: valtiolle.fi/se/jobbar/fo...
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ valtiolle.fi/fi/tyopaikat...

05.03.2025 06:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No.

08.02.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃHow have trees being living and dying in Europe over the last 30 years? If this question sounds interesting to you, we have FUNDED positions to work on this topic for 2-6 weeks in some fantastic places via #CLEANFOREST ๐Ÿ’€๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐ŸŒฒ

Info here: shorturl.at/3KMMx

Pls share!

#ECR #treemortality

31.01.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ecosystem monitoring through eDNA analyses - dScience โ€“ Centre for Computational and Data Science Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

Please reach out if you would like to develop a postdoc proposal on the topic 'ecosystem monitoring through eDNA analyses' to join us the University of Oslo through a Marie Skล‚odowska-Curie Actions fellowships
www.uio.no/dscience/eng...

14.01.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gratulerar!!

02.01.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please share! PhD position in my group on #boreal plant #root exudation at #Forest ecology and management #SLU #Umeรฅ in collaboration with Umeรฅ Plant Science Centre and Swedish Metabolomics Centre

Apply here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

20.12.2024 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Boreal forest

Boreal forest

We are looking for three 3-year post doc positions within the #WIFORCE research program Future Silviculture #SLU #Umeรฅ. Please share!

Carbon and water fluxes in boreal forests
Drivers of xylem embolisms in forests
Tree belowground site occupancy in boreal forests

www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

20.12.2024 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Simulation modelling of forest dynamics and disturbances - sounds interesting?

Join our #Precilience project as postdoc with Dominik Thom at Dresden University of Technology!

Two year position, E 13 TV-L.

21.12.2024 06:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Curious how forest microclimate and soil microbes drive carbon cycling in a changing climate? ๐ŸŒก๏ธ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ„We're offering a 4-year PhD position at @mycopat.bsky.social, SLU-Uppsala. A cool new project in collaboration with @linegreis.bsky.social Apply now or help spread the word!

www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

13.12.2024 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in Forest Pathology to develop knowledge as a basis for preserving forest health through increased understanding of pathogenic organisms on forest trees. Apply before 23 Jan. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#forestpathology #hiring #plantscijobs

11.12.2024 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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